1. Harry Potter
2. Zelda
3. Halo
4. Lord of the Rings
5. A Song of Ice and Fire (since it seems many of us have gotten into them)
6. Batman (super fond of this idea, just saying...)
7. Pokemon? Is anyone but me still into this?
8. Classic literature (super difficult and could get controversial)

The trick is getting something that a core group of us is at least familiar with.

For the ones you've mentioned:

1. I've read the first four books and watched the first four movies. I enjoyed them, but wouldn't call myself a fan.
2. I've played Zelda occasionally, but know next to nothing about the universe.
3. Same as above.
4. Great idea! I could easily see us doing this one. I think most of us have at least read/watched LOTR.
5. I've never read the books or watched the show (it's on my to-do list).
6. I'm only really familiar with the Nolan films, but I have a very basic knowledge of the general universe.
7. I never got into Pokemon. We could do whichever one looks cooler though.
8. That would be awesome! I'm not sure how many here are into classic lit though. And even for a fan like me, there's sooo much I haven't covered yet. So many books, so little time.

We could also do Expanded Universe novels. Or Avatar: The Last Airbender. Or Narnia. _________________
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Posted: Wed Nov 13, 2013 9:12 pm

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Caedus_16Master

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Actually Expanded Universe novels could be good. Heck we could separate it by era._________________Perfection is a lifelong pursuit requiring sacrifice. The only way to get it quicker is to sacrifice the most.

Posted: Thu Nov 14, 2013 9:50 am

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Darth SkuldrenModerator

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What about a Superhero elimination thread? Superheroes are pretty popular._________________
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Posted: Thu Nov 14, 2013 10:08 am

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ReepicheepMaster

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^ Yeah, that could work.

EDIT: IGN.com has a list of the Top 100 Comic Book Heroes. We could base it on that.

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Caedus_16 wrote:

Hell there are lots that are not universally appealing but still fairly good.

1. Harry Potter
2. Zelda
3. Halo
4. Lord of the Rings
5. A Song of Ice and Fire (since it seems many of us have gotten into them)
6. Batman (super fond of this idea, just saying...)
7. Pokemon? Is anyone but me still into this?
8. Classic literature (super difficult and could get controversial)

There are probably tons more but those jumped to mind.

1. I could dig it.
2. Never played Zelda (except very briefly over ten years ago)
3. Yes please. Though I don't think everyone else would know much about it.
4. Probably the best choice.
5. May contain nuts. And possibly spoilers for those only watching the TV series/not finished the books.
6. Nice idea, may not be workable.
7. I think we're alone in our liking of this. Pika-five?
8. May be too difficult to work._________________I am a Star Wars fan. That doesn't mean that I hate or love Jar Jar. That doesn't mean I hate or love Lucas, or agree or disagree 100% with him. That doesn't mean I prefer the PT over the OT, or vice versa. That doesn't mean I hate the EU, or even love all of it (or even read all of it). These are not prerequisites. Being a man is not a prerequisite. Being a geek is not a prerequisite. The only prerequisite is that I love something about Star Wars. I am a Star Wars fan.

Posted: Fri Nov 15, 2013 9:28 am

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Darth SkuldrenModerator

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I would also be up for Lord of the Rings. That could be fun (wouldn't need to be a 100, though)._________________
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Posted: Fri Nov 15, 2013 1:26 pm

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Superhero countdown gets my vote!! Or maybe a strictly EU countdown_________________Mara: "Not many people Dare to hug me"
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Posted: Fri Nov 15, 2013 1:38 pm

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@Life: Pika-five bro! You playing the new ones yet?_________________Perfection is a lifelong pursuit requiring sacrifice. The only way to get it quicker is to sacrifice the most.

Posted: Fri Nov 15, 2013 4:01 pm

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ReepicheepMaster

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Right now the best ideas seem to be:

1. LOTR
2. Superheroes
3. EU novels
4. Harry Potter

Superheroes or EU novels would be the easiest, because there is a list of 100 superheroes provided by IGN and there is a fixed amount of EU novels. We'd have to brainstorm for Potter or LOTR._________________
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Posted: Fri Nov 15, 2013 4:22 pm

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GrandMasterMaster

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Sporcle has a quiz for top 200 Harry Potter characters by number of mentions in the books - we could use the top 100 of those.

EDIT: Or some other combination of characters - some of the top 100 mentions are really only mentioned, not really characters._________________"But it was so artistically done."

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Posted: Fri Nov 15, 2013 4:27 pm

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ReepicheepMaster

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^ That could work. Thanks for the link, Grand Master! _________________
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Posted: Fri Nov 15, 2013 4:56 pm

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Caedus_16Master

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I would vote EU characters for now simply because its still SW and it would keep in the theme of the site._________________Perfection is a lifelong pursuit requiring sacrifice. The only way to get it quicker is to sacrifice the most.

Posted: Tue Nov 19, 2013 12:24 pm

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ReepicheepMaster

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^ Ha. That's true. I almost forgot this was a SWEU site._________________
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Where the waves grow sweet,
Doubt not, Reepicheep,
To find all you seek,
There is the utter east.